I'll Start With Me

Well, we do okay with the things God gave us
 But will it be enough when it's time to save us
 One in three can't read, so many mouths to feed
 We just sit and wait like a loaded gun
 We cloak ourselves in the great tradition
 The United States of acquisition
 Every man for himself, it's just me and no one else
 Will we ever learn there's a price to pay
 America the free, wake up from your fantasy
 Is the nation so divided we can't see
 That there's work to be done, somethin' there for everyone
 I know I'll start with me
 Six o' clock it's another story
 A gunman down in a blaze of glory
 Only ten years old makes my blood run cold
 And the press descends like birds of prey
 And politicians stay in office
 Far too long to vote their conscience
 Lobbied, bought and sold, trading votes for gold
 They've forgotten that they work for us, yeah
 America the free, wake up from your fantasy
 Is the nation so divided we can't see
 That there's work to be done, somethin' there for everyone
 I know I'll start with me
 For the beast to stay alive, it has to feed
 That's why in times of peace, they create an enemy
 What we called the big red scare is just my neighbor over there
 With hopes and dreams, the same as me, the same as me
 America the free, wake up from your fantasy
 Is the nation so divided we can't see
 That there's work to be done, somethin' there for everyone
 I know I'll start with me, I'll start with me
 Well, we do okay with the things God gave us